Teledyne T3SP Series User manual

Operator’s Manual
T3SP-Series Time Domain
Reectometer

T3SP-Series Operator’s Manual
T3SP-Series Operator’s Manual
Revision E - December 20, 2021
Relang to the following release versions:
Soware Version Rev. 1.8.0 and later
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Contents
1 General Information about the T3SP Series 7
1.1 Intended Applicaon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2 Disclaimer............................ 7
1.3 Contents of Packing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Commissioning 9
2.1 GeneralRemarks........................ 9
2.2 Soware Conguraon File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 SowareStartup........................ 10
2.4 Power Supply & USB Connecon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.5 Descripon of the Applicaon Windows . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.5.1 MainWindow ..................... 11
2.5.1.1 Samples................... 12
2.5.1.2 Sample List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.5.1.3 Macro List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.5.2 Oscilloscope Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.5.3 Result Visualizaon Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.5.4 Opons Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.6 Soware Operaon Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.6.1 Sample List Operaon Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.6.2 Macro Operaon Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.6.3 Quick Operaon Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.7 Login with Limited User Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3 Quick Start Guide 31
4 Three-Term & 12-Term Correction 38
4.1 Fundamentals ......................... 38
4.2 Requirements.......................... 38
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4.3 Calibraon Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.4 General Remarks on reloading TTC/12TC Data . . . . . . . . 41
4.5 Status Indicators for TTC & 12TC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5 Measurement Modes 44
5.1 Impedance Measurements (Modes TDR & DTDR) . . . . . . 44
5.1.1 General Recommendaons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.1.2 Reference Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.1.3 Impedance Measurement Properes Window . . . . 49
5.1.4 User-dened Impedance Masks . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.2 (D)S11 - Measurement Mode (Return Loss) . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.3 S-Parameters (Scaering Matrix, oponal) . . . . . . . . . . 57
6 Frequency Domain Smoothing 59
7 De-Embedding 60
7.1 De-Embedding Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
7.2 The De-Embedding Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
7.3 Creang De-Embedding S-Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.4 Addional Remarks on De-Embedding . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
8 Import & Export Modules 65
8.1 PDF-Export Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8.2 CSV-Export Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
8.3 Touchstone-Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
8.4 Matlab-Export ......................... 67
9 Workshop Files 68
10 ESD-Protection Module 69
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11 RF-Multiplexer (optional Hardware) 71
11.1 Assigning Channels to Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
11.2 Calibraon of the Mulplexer (TTC/12TC) . . . . . . . . . . . 73
11.3 De-Embedding of the Mulplexer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
11.4 Addional Remarks on Mulplexing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
12 Additional Information 78
12.1 Descripon of the Toolbar Items in the Main Window . . . . 78
12.2 Descripon of the Toolbar Items in the Result Window . . . 80
12.3 Descripon of the Main Window Menu Items . . . . . . . . 81
12.4 Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
13 Technical Specications 88
13.1 T3SP-Series Mainframes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
13.2T3SP-DPROBE.......................... 89
13.3T3SP-DPROBE-F......................... 90
13.4T3SP-SEP ............................ 90
13.5T3SP-SEPROBE-F ........................ 91
14 Troubleshooting 92
15 Safety Instructions 94
15.1 Operang Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
15.2Power.............................. 94
15.3 Safety Symbols & Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
15.4 Safety Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
16 Maintenance 97
17 Certications 98
17.1EMCCompliance........................ 98
17.1.1 EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY - EMC . . . . . . 98
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17.1.2 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND DECLARATION OF CON-
FORMITY–EMC .................... 99
17.2 Safety Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
17.2.1 EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY – LOW VOLTAGE 100
17.3 Environmental Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
17.3.1 END-OF-LIFE HANDLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
17.3.2 RESTRICTION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (RoHS) . 101
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1. General Informaon about the T3SP Series
The T3SP series is developed to perform true dierenal TDR measurement.
Complementary step signals with an ultra-wide bandwidth are emied and
acquired by the instrument. The signals are applicable to external compo-
nents via the coaxial connectors.
Please read this operaon manual carefully before commissioning the T3SP,
to avoid incorrect operaon of the instrument. Keep this manual carefully
the enre life-me of the instrument. Subsequently the T3SP TDR is gener-
ally described as “device”.
1.1 Intended Application
The device is exclusively intended for usage in conjuncon with the deliv-
ered soware. Upon request soware libraries are available to integrate
the device control into other soware environments. Beware of using the
device for purposes other than intended.
1.2 Disclaimer
Warranty or liability claims for personal or property injury are excluded if
they are caused by one or more of the following reasons:
•Usage of the device for other purposes as described in this manual
•Disregarding the instrucons for correct operaon of the device
•Disregarding the safety instrucons listed in this operaon manual
•Opening of the instrument by the customer or user
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1.3 Contents of Packing
•T3SP me-domain reectometer
•USB 2.0 cable, Mini USB-B to USB-A
•External power supply: input 100-240VAC, output 24VDC, max. 3A
•Integrated ESD-protecon module
•Metal or plasc storage and transport case
•ESD-protecon kit
•Cables
•Calibraon kit including RF connector torque wrench
•Adapters (oponal)
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2. Commissioning
Before the rst start of operaon you have to install the provided Seunis
soware. Please follow the installaon instrucons given by the soware.
Before starng the soware connect the device and turn it on. The soware
automacally detects the connected instrument.
Remark: In rare cases, the device cannot be found. Please see the troubleshoong
secon 14 for further informaon.
2.1 General Remarks
The Seunis measurement soware was designed to make series measure-
ments and therefore the central element of the main window is a spread-
sheet-like table. For a beer understanding, some regularly used terms are
dened below:
Sample Synonym for object / device under test (DUT)
Sample List Collecon of samples in the spreadsheet table
(D)TTC =
(Dierenal)
Three-Term
Correcon
Error correcon method, removes systemac device &
external cable/connector errors
12TC =
Twelve Term
Correcon
Error correcon method for full 2-port S-parameter
measurements. Only used if full 2-port measurement
mode is available
Measurement
Modes
The soware is capable of measuring various
parameters (impedance, S11, etc.). These
funconalies are called measurement modes
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2.2 Software Conguration File
Some specialized hidden opons and funconalies can only be modied via
the soware conguraon le Seunis.cong. The default locaon of the con-
guraon le is C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\Teledyne.
2.3 Software Startup
To start the soware, the device must be switched on, as the available mea-
surement modes are read out from the internal memory. Alternavely the
soware can be started with the Teledyne Viewer Key.
2.4 Power Supply & USB Connection
To enable measurements, connect the USB port of the instrument to a com-
puter. Please follow the instrucons given below:
•If available plug the Mini-USB-B plug connector of the USB-cable into
the corresponding USB-jack connector of the device and the USB-A
plug into a USB-port of your computer.
•Turn on the device by pressing the power buon for more than 1 sec-
ond. Aer a few seconds, the buon LED changes to red. The device
can be turned o by pressing the power buon for more than 3 sec-
onds.
•The 2-state red-green LED signals have the following meaning:
Green blinking LED: Device switched o, baery charging acve
Red blinking LED: Device switched on, baery charging acve
Red LED turned on: Device switched on, baery charging nished
•The soware will automacally probe your USB ports to communicate
with the device. You can check if this was successful in the status bar
on the boom of the Main Window, which shows whether the device
is Connected or Not connected.
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•If the connecon to the device failed, retry to connect by pressing
CTRL-U or via the menu Extras. If you are not able to establish a con-
necon, check the troubleshoong secon 14 for further informaon.
•Like other RF-measurement systems, the device needs some me to
warm-up for performing stable and accurate measurements. During
the warm-up phase, measurements are prohibited. If the tempera-
ture is stable, the status bar shows OK. If you try to measure during
the warm-up phase, the measurement is aborted, accompanied by an
audio warning and the nocaon Device temperature instable.
2.5 Description of the Application Windows
2.5.1 Main Window
The Main Window (Fig. 1) allows the user to organize the measurement cam-
paigns. The spreadsheet format is used to prepare sample lists, which can
be worked o accordingly. The main funconality for organizing the data,
results and further common tasks (e.g. saving, loading, exporng of data)
can be controlled via the main menu. ”At a glance” informaon and mea-
surement results are also available.
All project relevant informaon can be stored in mas Project Files. Older
soware versions used the sqc format, these store less informaon and
should therefore no longer be used.
The informaon saved in mas Project Files are:
•Traces, masks, results and sengs for each sample
•Calibraon and reference measurements
•Calibraon kit data
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Figure 1: Main Window with sample list and control elements
•De-embedding data
•Time base and frequency sengs
•Last axes and cursors states
•Project comment
•System diagnosis informaon
2.5.1.1 Samples
In the context of the Seunis soware, measurements usually are referred to
as Samples. These contain a range of other data in addion to the actual TDR
measurement. The following is a list of some selected informaon stored in
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each indivdual Sample:
•Sample name (must be dened on creaon of sample)
•Descripon (some further piece of informaon, oponal)
•Channel assignment
•Results of measurement (depends on measurement mode)
•Measurement mode (see chapter 5)
•TDR traces (see Figure 2)
•Time base sengs
•Frequency seng
•Tolerance mask
•Part descripon and number, batch number, customer info
•Test standard (freely selectable descripon, e.g. IEC 61196)
•Meta and system diagnosc data
To create a new Sample, simply type a new name in the rst empty line of
the Sample List. On creaon, only the name has to be dened, all other
parameters are dened according to the current system sengs (e.g. me
base, frequency, measurement mode, test standard).
With very few excepons, the sengs can also be made or changed later.
How to change the sengs for a single or mulple Samples is explained
later in the course of this manual. To get an overview of the sengs to
be changed, right-click an exisng Sample in the list and select the Change
Samples Sengs menu item or open the Impedance Measurement Proper-
es Window, as described in secon 5.1.3.
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2.5.1.2 Sample List
Basically the Sample List is collecon of Samples as described in subsec-
on 2.5.1.1. The following is a list of the table columns as shown in Fig. 1:
Sample Name: Measurement label, which must be a non-empty string. A
new sample can be generated by lling in this eld. Special characters should
be avoided.
Descripon: Field for storing some addional informaon for each sample
(not mandatory)
Channel: Indicates the selected channel(s) for the sample. Not directly ed-
itable.
Result: Indicates overall result for the measurement, content depends on
measurement mode. Not available in all modes and not directly editable.
2.5.1.3 Macro List
The Macro List is suitable for performing recurring series measurements.
Macros can be dened similar to Samples. When working in macro mode
(see toolbar ), the listed macros are cyclically used as template for a new
measurements. The measurements are automacally labeled according to
the macro name and pushed in to the Sample List for further use.
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2.5.2 Oscilloscope Window
Figure 2: Oscilloscope Window showing a dierenal TDR measurement
General Remark
The Oscilloscope Window gives the user an overview over the current device
seng (average, me base sengs) and shows the real-me (”live”) TDR
trace(s), similar to an oscilloscopes screen. If an already measured Sample
is selected in the Main Window, the corresponding uncorrected TDR trace(s)
is/are displayed addionally.
Number of Averages
The number of curves to be averaged (repeon measurements) for a sam-
ple can be set in the Average eld. In case a large number of averages is
chosen it may be advantageous to display only an averaged version of the
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trace(s). This can be acvated via the menu entry View →Display averaged
Measurement.
Please note: in the Seunis.config le a maximum number of averages can be
set (Compressed number of measurements, default: 50). If the selected
number of averages exceeds this number, the number of stored repeon measure-
ments is automacally compressed to this value without aecng the accuracy.
TDR and Impedance View
The view can be switched to real-me impedance trace (menu View →Show
Impedance). The impedance trace represents the uncorrected impedance
(without TTC, see chap. 4). The traces of the currently selected sample in
the sample list are not shown if impedance is turned on.
The live traces can be switched on/o via the Channel buons. A linear inter-
polaon between the points can be acvated via View →Interpolate Trace.
The background color can be changed via the View →Change Background
Color menu entry.
Zooming & Moving
Zooming funcons are available via Posion, Zoom & Fit buons. The zoom
can be changed via the mouse (use mouse-wheel or hold le mouse buon
pressed down while dragging). A ”t-to-screen” is applied by a double right-
click in the diagram. The TDR trace can be posioned by holding the middle
buon down while moving the mouse.
Memory Funcon
It is possible to display a previously acquired TDR trace on the screen by
pressing the CTRL buon and clicking the Show Mem buon simultaneously.
Either the live curve or a sample (average of all repeon measurements)
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from the list can be displayed. The trace is displayed and saved into a tem-
porary memory. It can be switched on/o by clicking the Show Mem buon.
Descripon of the Menu Items
View:
Show Impedance Switch between step response and impedance view. If
impedance view is acvated, no samples from the list
are shown. For dierenal measurements, the
dierenal impedance is displayed.
Interpolate Trace Instead of the data points, the linearly interpolated
trace is displayed.
Display averaged... Instead of all repeon measurements, only the
averaged trace is displayed.
Change BG Color Change the diagram background color.
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2.5.3 Result Visualization Window
Figure 3: Impedance measurements results
General Remark
Most Measurement Modes (see chapter 5) yield more informaon than can
be displayed in the yellow result eld of the Main Window. To display the
specic results in more detail the Result Visualizaon Window is used. The
dierent kinds of visualizaons depend on the currently selected measure-
ment mode and are therefore described in the specic secons.
TTC/12TC Calibraon
The soware allows the correcon of systemac errors by means of OPEN,
SHORT, LOAD calibraon, referred to here as Three Term Correcon (TTC).
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An addional THRU is used for a full 2-port calibraon (12-Term Correc-
on = 12TC). The TTC/12TC can be acvated/deacvated using the TTC ac-
ve checkbox. Please note that deacvaon is not allowed for certain mea-
surement modes (e.g. all frequency domain modes) and so the buon is
disabled in this case.
Trace Display
The data points of the curves can be switched on and o via the menu entry
View →Show Data Points.
Trace highlighng can be achieved by clicking on the corresponding entry in
the legend (reset by clicking the entry again).
Live Traces
Working in Quick Operaon Mode (see secon 2.6.3) enables the user to
view a ”live” trace in the Result Visualizaon Window. This feature can be
acvated via the menu entry Extras →Live.
Rise Time Adjustment
The rise me of the step signal can be altered in me domain modes. Be-
sides the standard funconality of increasing the rise me (simulaon of
slower digital signals), it is also possible to decrease the rise me down to a
minimum of 25ps. In this way, a higher mebase and spaal resoluon can
be achieved. Make sure that the number of averages for the TTC and DUT
measurements is suciently high to avoid ”ringing” due to overweighted
and erroneous spectral components. The rise me is equal for all measure-
ments and saved in project mas les.
Zooming & Moving
The zoom area can be changed by dragging the mouse, or by using the
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mouse wheel. Alternavely the buons in the toolbar can be used.
Zooming only in a certain direcon can be achieved by using the mouse-
wheel while holding the CTRL-key (x-axis) or the SHIFT-key (y-axis). A ”t-to-
screen” can be achieved by double right-clicking within the diagram.
Pressing the buon with the lock symbol has the eect that in me domain
measurement modes (as TDR & DTDR) the zoom is locked to the current
zoom of the Oscilloscope Window. The result traces can be posioned by
holding the middle buon down while moving the mouse.
Measurement Buon
A small green arrow buon is located in the status bar to start a measure-
ment. Pressing the buon has the same eect as pressing the measurement
buon in the Main Window or pressing F5.
Cursors
The soware features (delta) cursors for each displayed sample in the Re-
sult Visualizaon Window. Cursors can be set by pressing down the CTRL
key while le-clicking a trace. The cursor values are displayed on top of the
diagram in the cursor value eld. If two cursors are set up for a trace the
delta value is displayed as well. The cursor value eld can be double-clicked
to open an overview tabular.
Pressing the CTRL key and clicking a cursor again deletes the cursor. Alter-
navely all cursors can be cleared by pressing the CLR buon in the toolbar.
Cursor labels can be set/reset by right-clicking them.
Horizontal cursors can be moved to the desired posion by holding down
the le mouse buon.
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